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karyopherins

karyopherins is the plural of karyopherin.

Meaning of karyopherin

Noun

karyopherin (plural karyopherins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins, classified as importins and exportins, involved in transporting molecules through the pores of the nuclear envelope.

Questions about karyopherins

What is karyopherins the plural of?
Karyopherins is the plural of karyopherin.

Words near karyopherins in the dictionary

  1. karyonidal
  2. karyonide
  3. karyonides
  4. karyons
  5. karyopherin
  6. karyopherins
  7. karyophilic
  8. karyoplasm
  9. karyoplasmic
  10. karyoplasms
  11. karyoplast

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